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C. Everett Koop Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 489
Abstract

Dr. C. Everett Koop was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in February 1981, and sworn in as Surgeon General on November 17, 1981. The collection documents Koop's career as a leading pediatric surgeon during the 1950s-1970s, his activities as Surgeon General from 1981-1989 and the many public health issues with which he was concerned, and some of his post-Surgeon General's career as a health advocate.

Dates: 1933-2011

Howard B. Bishop Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 562
Abstract Howard Berkey Bishop was educated as a chemical engineer. In 1939 he sold his company to the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company and devoted his retirement to "promoting the formula for a better way of life." Promotional flyers, advertisements, correspondence, articles, editorials and various corporate records document Howard Bishop's post-retirement activities as the founder and driving force behind the Human Engineering Foundation (HEF) and his efforts to counteract the physical and...
Dates: 1921-1961 (bulk 1940-1960)

Julius B. Richmond Papers

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Identifier: MS C 383
Abstract

Julius B. Richmond Papers (1941-2004) document the career of the pediatrician and public health advocate. The collection highlights his time as the U.S. Surgeon General as well as his academic career at the State University of New York at Syracuse and Harvard Medical School. It also details important programs which Richmond help establish, such as Head Start.

Dates: 1941-2004; bulk 1968-1997

Luther L. Terry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 503
Abstract

Luther Terry was U.S. Surgeon General from 1961-1965. The collection primarily documents his professional activities and most notably contains all the speeches he gave while Surgeon General. The largest single portion of the collection documents the numerous organizations and government agencies in which Terry was either a member or advisor on the issue of anti-smoking.

Dates: 1935-2004 (bulk 1965-1983)

Nathan Mantel Papers

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Identifier: MS C 610
Abstract

Correspondence, reprints, drafts, statistical data, reports, and testimony document Nathan Mantel's career as a medical statistician with the National Cancer Institute, George Washington University, American University, and freelance consultant.

Dates: 1939-2002 (bulk 1941-1994)

Smoking and General Mortality Among U.S. Veterans, 1954-1969 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 567
Abstract

Material related to Eugene Rogot's study to understand the general mortality trends of smokers vs. non-smokers published in 1974.

Dates: 1950-1974

Tod Mikuriya Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 633
Abstract Tod Mikuriya (1933-2007) was a psychiatrist and medical marijuana activist. In addition to his work in addiction medicine and biofeedback, he is well-known for compiling Marijuana: Medical Papers, 1839-1972, a master bibliography of historical resources on marijuana, and for campaigning for California Proposition 215 which legalized medical marijuana in the state in 1996. Dr. Mikuriya conducted research on marijuana use and founded the California...
Dates: 1933-2015

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